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Which deck for which game

How many cards each game on Pips uses, and the deck we would reach for.

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One standard deck covers most games. Here is exactly what each game uses.

GamePlayersCardsOur pick
Crazy Eights2 to 552 cards, no jokersBicycle Standard
Spades452 cards, no jokersBicycle Standard
Canasta42 × 52 cards + 4 jokersCopag 1546 plastic, double deck
War252 cards, no jokersBicycle Jumbo Index
Go Fish2 to 652 cards, no jokersBicycle Jumbo Index
Rummy2 to 652 cards, no jokersCopag 1546 plastic, double deck
Gin Rummy252 cards, no jokersCopag 1546 plastic, double deck
Hearts452 cards, no jokersBicycle Standard
Klondike Solitaire152 cards, no jokersBicycle Standard
Texas Hold’em2 to 1052 cards, no jokersCopag 1546 plastic, double deck
Blackjack2 to 752 cards, no jokersBicycle Standard
Cribbage252 cards, no jokersBicycle Standard
Euchre424 cards: 9 to aceBicycle Standard
Whist452 cards, no jokersBicycle Standard
Oh Hell3 to 752 cards, no jokersBicycle Standard
President4 to 752 cards, no jokersBicycle Standard
Cheat3 to 852 cards (two decks for a big group)Bicycle Standard
Speed252 cards, no jokersBicycle Jumbo Index
Old Maid2 to 651 cards: one queen removedBicycle Jumbo Index
Spider Solitaire12 × 52 cards, no jokersCopag 1546 plastic, double deck

Need two decks? The Copag 1546 and Piatnik bridge set both come as a pair.